Hesitation Pronouns

Observation

ᐊᐃᐦ᙮᙮᙮᙮᙮ ᒌ ᒧᐧᐁᐤ ᙮᙮᙮᙮᙮ᓂᒣᓴ᙮

aih… chii muweu …namesa.

Uh… s/he ate… fish.

Pronouns like ᐊᐃᐦaih are used when a speaker cannot think of a particular noun. They act as placeholders for that noun. They are inflected, like other pronouns, indicating that the speaker is aware of the gender (animate or inanimate), number (singular or plural) and obviation status of the missing noun.